AJAX, ON – Former Imagine Communications head Charlie Vogt has been named president and CEO of ATX Networks, replacing Ken Wildgoose who will remain as an advisor and continue to serve on the company’s board of directors.
Vogt (pictured) joined Harris Broadcast in 2013 and helped to transform the company to Imagine Communications and GatesAir. Prior to that, Vogt was CEO of GENBAND, and has also held roles at Taqua and Santera Systems (Tekelec), Accelerated Networks (Calix Networks), Lucent (Alcatel), Ascend Communications (Lucent), ADTRAN, Motorola and IBM.
“Ken Wildgoose has led ATX through several technology lifecycles and growth, both organically and through strategic acquisitions”, said ATX Networks board member and H.I.G. Capital managing director Camilo E. Horvilleur, in the announcement. “We thank Ken for his years of leadership and look forward to continuing to work with him as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. With a distinguished history of successfully building, transforming and growing companies, spanning the service provider and media communications industries, Charlie was a logical choice to succeed Ken.”
“ATX Networks has a strong history of innovation and is well respected by its cable, satellite and enterprise clients,” added Vogt. “I have spent most of my career championing disruptive and innovative change by ushering in new business models and competitive solutions for communication service providers and media companies. The cable, satellite and telecommunications industries are undergoing transformative change as the world embraces new advanced technologies to deliver services cheaper, faster and better than before. I am thrilled to join the Company at such an exciting time in our industry and look forward to working closely with the ATX team and its impressive lineup of customers.”
